ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN
Kaunas State Puppet Theatre I Lithuania

People of different religions, beliefs and customs spend their days from dusk till dawn at the foot of the mountain, not being able to decide whose religion is more important and whose God is mightier. One day a tiny flame appears on top of the mountain, starting a rumour that anyone brave enough to touch it with his bare hand will bring happiness to all the people till the end of days. People of all nations rush towards the heaven-high mountain top, abandoning their homes, their children and parents. Immense desire to touch this Flame of Happiness forces neighbours that could not stop fighting with each other to forget their quarrels and unite in order to reach the same goal. Although, the creators of this performance have a surprise for the audience and are not going to give the spectators some predictable ending…
This cinematographic story told through a series of images and spiced up with some comic situations and a dash of irony analyzes the concept of tolerance, emphasizes respect towards other points of view, lifestyles, cultures and nations without forgetting your own roots and identity.

Kaunas state puppet theatre was established in the middle of the XX century by dramatic actors Stasys Ratkevičius (1917–2010) and Valerija Gruodytė-Ratkevičienė (1916–2004). The rich history of this theatre contains a list of influential directors, artists, actors, set designers and composers, more than 200 names of the plays, around 2000 puppets and more than 17000 staged performances seen by over 2.7 million spectators. Productions of this theatre have also been successfully shown abroad, during many festivals in more than 20 foreign countries. In order to become more modern, open and famous, this theatre pays a lot of attention to audience building by discovering new forms of communication with existing and potential spectators, by developing and strengthening partnerships.

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